A PAIR of TV 'clean queen' lookalikes stunned Flint shoppers by urging them to blitz their wallets and purses for charity.

A PAIR of TV 'clean queen' lookalikes stunned Flint shoppers by urging them to blitz their wallets and purses for charity.

Fun-loving fundraisers Alwyn Buchanan and Carole Owen glammed up their white overalls with stunning accessories in the style of infamous Channel 4 duo Kim and Aggie.

The friends decided to impersonate the How Clean Is Your House? pair to boost the Care in the Air appeal.

Alwyn, who lives in the town's Sixth Avenue, and Carole, from Bro Deg, put on their rubber gloves, dug out their wackiest jewellery and waved their feather dusters to get cash flowing in for the North Wales Air Ambulance.

'We lost our friend Menna Wynne Davies, who lived in Lloc, in March,' said Alwyn. 'And she told us if anything should happen to her then the money should be donated to the North Wales Air Ambulance.' The &#xA3;872 raised following her funeral was donated to the charity, which the pair have since become actively involved with.

But the bubbly volunteers had no idea how much the figure would be boosted by the fundraising drive outside Tesco, Woolworths, Kwik Save and Netto.

Alwyn said: 'We managed to fill four collection tins. We were astounded at how generous people, from the elderly to little children, were. We can't thank them enough.

'We did have trouble convincing some kids though that we weren't really Kim and Aggie, but they still persuaded us to autograph their arms!'

Alwyn and Carole are making sure their costumes are in tip-top condition for their TV debut on Wednesday.

Granada presenter Paul Crone is visiting Flint Football Club and raising cash for Care in the Air. The live half-hour broadcast will kick off at 6pm.